Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un, Lady Ri Sol Ju, distinguished guests, Tonight the whole world is paying attention to us. Even though our shoulders were heavy with the sense of a historic mission, it was a very rewarding day, indeed. There is a North Korean proverb that goes, “A person who eats a...

Apr 27, 2018

Fellow Koreans in South and North Korea and overseas compatriots,Chairman Kim Jong Un and I reached a crucial agreement after holding a historic meeting in accordance with the aspirations of the 80 million Korean people who wish for peace.We declared that there will be no more war on the Korean Peninsula and thus a new...

Apr 27, 2018

Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at a Memorial Ceremony in Honor of Victims of the Jeju April 3 Incident April 3, 2018 The surviving victims and bereaved families of the Jeju April 3 Incident; citizens of Jeju Province, You have asked over the past 70 years whether there would be spring in this land of J...

Apr 03, 2018

I have been informed that President Donald J. Trump will meet Chairman Kim Jong-un of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea by May.The two leaders’ meeting following the inter-Korean summit will put the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula finally on track and will be remembered as a historic milesto...

Mar 09, 2018

March 1, 2018 My fellow Koreans, overseas compatriots, Today marks the 99th anniversary of the March First Independence Movement. It is still in our hearts at this moment as a vivid and living memory. Each and every brick of Seodaemun Prison is etched with noble stories of defiance in the face of hardship and death...

Mar 01, 2018

-Science and Life: From ‘I’ to ‘We’, toward a Community of Co-prosperity-February 12, 2018 Congratulations everyone, More than anything else, I wholeheartedly congratulate all the graduates of the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) on the commencement of a new stage in your lives. My gratitude ...

Feb 12, 2018

Your Excellencies and distinguished guests from both home and abroad, I wholeheartedly welcome you to Pyeongchang here in Gangwon Province, the Republic of Korea. The PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games will be opening in a short while. A festival of peace for people around the world is about to begin. On behalf of the Ko...

Feb 09, 2018

Fellow Koreans, Every single day over the past year, it has hit home that the ordinary citizen is the greatest force in our society. On the plaza where the candlelight rallies took place, I could see each and every ordinary citizen rather than the crowd. It dawned on me that a legacy carried on from a mother to...

Jan 10, 2018

Fellow Koreans,   The New Year of 2018 has arrived. I hope each and every one of you and your family will enjoy better days filled with joy and laughter throughout the New Year.We all have prevailed well over many difficulties in the past year. The whole nation came together with one single mind to create a ...

Jan 01, 2018

Address by President Moon Jae-in at the National Assembly Proposing the Government’s Budget Plan for FY 2018 and Plans for Fiscal OperationsHonorable Speaker Chung Sye-kyun, distinguished members of the National Assembly, and fellow Koreans:I stand here to present to the public and the National Assembly the Government’...

Nov 01, 2017